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COLLECTION OF NOVEL, ORIG- 
INAL AND ATTRACTIVE SOCIAL 
AFFAIRS, for CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, 
CLUBS AND CHARITABLE ORGAN- 
IZATIONS DESIRING TO RAISE 
MONEY. 



COPYRIGHTED 1 901 

BY 

ADELAIDE WESTCOTT HATCH. 



PUBLISHERS: 

THE HINTS PUBLISHING COMPANY, 
South Byron, N. Y. 



t 12 190b 

£ 9 £ o ipotfey ttlakitig Socials is published in response 






-ttr~sr gfeat demand for novel and attractive Social Affairs. 
The following unique and successful entertainments have 
proved great money makers, and combine a perfect harmony 
of all arrangements. 

The compilation has been carefully planned so as to 
meet the needs of all kinds of societies and to supply 
appropriate material for all seasons of the year. There is 
no form of entertainment that allows such diversity of 
style and such variety as entertainments of this character. 

The one crying need in all Benevolent and Educational 
work is how to secure the funds to carry out the plans 
that present themselves. All church and charitable work 
must be managed on business lines, and as the people 
who give in response to solicitation are comparatively 
few in numbers, other plans and methods must be em- 
ployed to interest and educate the people up to giving, 
even if it be done by giving them something of equal 
value for the money they part with. 

That this little book may be of the greatest help to 
some anxious committee is the sincere wish of the author. 



Detail of jRrrangements. in these the orig- 

r^sjnality and taste of the Committee is allowed almost un- 

j! limited scope. Much depends on appropriate decorations 
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^ as well as the style and manner of serving refreshments. 
All details of arrangement should be made in ample time 
leaving nothing to be done and nothing to worry about 
at the last moment. 

C#C Decollations. The effectiveness of the de- 
corations does not depend on their elaborateness. The 
charm often lies more in their artistic arrangements and 
suggestiveness than in their richness and profusion. 

JidvevtisitlQ* Begin to advertise eariy so that 
other societies may not arrange to use the same night and 
so that people may know the evening and keep it free. 
Be liberal and original in your advertising. You have 
something good, make it known, Interest the Press from 
the start. Ask them to give you reading notices, from 
time to time, which they will gladly do if you prepare 
them. Failure to advertise or to advertise sufficiently is the 
cause of many of the financial failures of entertainments. 



CONTENTS: 

PAGE 

Advertising Tableaux, 27 

A Coffee, ......... 43 

A Delft Tea, 8 

A Doll Show, 42 

A Greek Tea, 37 

A Gypsy Camp, 5 

A Handkerchief Bazaar, 9 

An International Strawberry Festival, ... 39 

An Indoor Circus, 12 

A Loan Art Collection 24 

A Marsh Mallow Roast, 38 

A Measuring Party, 44 

A Patriotic Tea, 11 

A Pie Social, 16 

A Porto Rican Reception, 17 

A Progressive Dinner, ...... 44 

^-A Rummage Sale, 35 

Sea Spray, 30 

A Silver Tea, 21 

A Soap Bubble Tournament, , 14 

A Sock Social 36 

A Tour Around the World, 22 

A Valentine Luncheon, 19 

A Washington Birthday Party, 18 

Ye Old Folk Concert, 28 



THE GYPSY CAMP. 

A WOODED lawn or grove may be the scene of this enter- 
tainment. 

The grounds are lighted up by torches attached to trees, 
posts and tents, by lanterns hung from branches, by camp- 
fires, and, if nature is propitious, by the moon herself. 

A row of camp-fires is kindled around the open space 
where the program is to be presented, and the weird shad- 
ows and shifting lights thus caused will add picturesqueness 
and novelty to the scene. 

An open space, comparatively level, is reserved as a 
" stage.' ■ Around this space are grouped tents, decorated 
with quilts and blankets, gay ribbons, and anything sug- 
gesting the nomadic propensities of their occupants. One 
or two wagons are fixed up with cloth covers, a la typ- 
ical emigrant conveyance, and stand near the tents. To 
carry out this idea still further, horses are tied to the trees 
here and there. Later on blankets are strapped to these 
steeds (which are the perfectly reliable " family M variety), 
and the little folks pay five cents apiece for a ride once 
around the camp, the horses being led, each by a " real 
gypsy man " in slouch hat, loose trousers, high boots, velvet 
jacket or gay shirt and gewgaws. 

The tents may serve as a variation of the " booth M idea. 
In one a gypsy Rebecca dispenses lemonade and other cool- 
ing drinks from wooden buckets and with tin cups. In 
front of another tent crackles a camp-fire over which is a 
tripod of sticks with an enormous kettle or cauldron sus- 
pended. A veritable gypsy boy, with a lean brown arm and 
tattered shirt, stirs the broth (which is coffee), while pretty 
gypsy girls distribute bowls of the steaming mixture among 
the crowds. 



Other delicacies are served upon wooden plates covered 
with fresh green leaves for napkins ; dainty sandwiches 
decorated with bright ribbons, pastries, doughnuts, home 
made candies, and the thousand and one toothsome things 
that enterprising housewives can prepare. 

One wagon is devoted entirely to the sale of 

11 BANDANA PUNCHES." 

Unknown delicacies are tied up in squares of red cloth or 
gay bandanas, after the fashion of the tramp's typical bundle, 
and the purchaser buys blindly (for twenty-five cents, more 
or less) , he knows not what ! Great merriment is caused by 
investigating the bandana contents, for no two are alike. 
Natural curiosity to " see what's inside " will always insure 
big sales. This idea alone can be worked up for a profitable 
"social " to be given in church parlor or club room. 

A special tent is set apart for the Fortune Teller, who 
unfolds the future by reading palms after her own has been 
crossed with silver. Her assistant or next-tent neighbor 
superintends the 

SEALED ORACLE 

Department, where sealed envelopes tied with bright ribbons 
and stamped with the date of the entertainment, and with 
the words " The Gypsy Camp" written or painted across 
them in fancy letters, are retailed at five or ten cents. 
These envelopes contain quotations, original verses or de- 
scriptions shedding light upon the future of the purchaser. 

A POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT 
may be connected with the u sealed oracle," where one 
may purchase appropriate verses, love letters, etc. , address 
them to any friends on the grounds, and have them delivered 
by certain diminutive gypsies, who form a kind of messenger 
service. Some prefer to write " fortunes M themselves for 
special friends and then hire the small letter-carriers to de- 
liver them safely. 

Still another tent is devoted to the vending of 



44 FORTUNE " CAKES, 

which are cut before the eye of the purchaser for five cents 
a slice, and in one lucky piece is concealed a " prize.* * 

SOUVENIRS 

of the camp, in the shape of bits of birch-bark or cards, on 
which a tent, camp-fire, kettle, emigrant wagon or other 
gypsy-suggesting trifle has been sketched or painted, may 
be " peddled " in genuine gypsy fashion by young men and 
girls who carry old valises and carpet sacks, and have boards 
hung around their necks on which their wares are displayed. 

FLOWER GIRI& 

are, of course, omnipresent. 

If it is desired to make the gypsy camp partake of the 
characteristics of a fair as well as an entertainment, certain 
of the tents may be set apart as headquarters for the sale of 
useful and fancy articles. All such tents are of course pre- 
sided over only by gypsies, young or old, male or female, 
resplendent in gypsy gorgeousness, trinkets and tatters. 

PROGRAM. 
At an appointed hour the program opens with 

THE MARCH OF THE GYPSY TRAIN. 

A procession is formed back of the tents and, to the 
sound of music (a band is an invaluable adjunct to the 
fete) and the jingle of tamborines, tiny bells and rattle 
bones, all the gypsies file across the open space, some leading 
horses or dogs (the more dogs the more appropriate), others 
carrying big bundles, the women dragging gypsy toddlers, 
the flower girls offering garlands, the peddlers with their 
wares, and so on — a gay pageant, gorgeous in the bright 
colored tatters and tawdry finery of the free and easy gypsy 
bands. The line finally disbands again behind the tents. 

A TAMBORINE DRII,I<, 

or " Garland Drill," by gypsy girls may follow, and intro- 
duce many graceful poses. 

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APPROPRIATE RECITATIONS, 

such as the well known " Wild Zingarella, ,, " The Gypsy 
Flower Girl," or the monologue " The Gypsy Queen. " 

If dramatic talent is at hand, Longfellow's " Spanish 
Student " could be played entire, or simply the gypsy camp 
scene adapted. This itself makes a most beautiful outdoor 
summer entertainment. Parts of George Eliot' s ' ( Spanish 
Gypsy " could be read, and several moving tableaux illus- 
trate various passages. 

Several young men, dressed as gypsies, may be ranged 
at right and left of the stage, and furnish the music with 
guitars, tamborines, mandolins, etc. 

The fete could be undertaken in the daytime, in which 
event it would partake more of the nature of a " picnic." 
In fact a Gypsy Camp Picnic would prove a gold mine to 
many a Sunday school and a source of unlimited fun and 
novel amusement to pleasure seekers. 



A DELFT TEA. 

EVERYTHING as far as possible should be carried out in 
the Delft color scheme, blue and white dishes, blue 
and white cheese cloth drapery in the tea room, and all the 
real Delft ware that can be borrowed is displayed in con- 
spicuous places. 

In the reception room, home made candy, button hole 
bouquets and potted plants may be placed on sale. Here 
too guests may be requested to leave their autographs. A 
sale of autographs might add to such an evening's amuse- 
ment. 

In the tea room, tea is served in dainty but inexpensive 
little after-dinner cups. These can be bought at wholesale 
and each guest may be allowed to keep his or her cup as a 
souvenir, the price charged being enough to more than 
cover the expense. 

Beginning at six o'clock an oyster supper might be 
served in the dining room. 

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A HANDKERCHIEF BAZAAR. 

A NOVEL/ entertainment easy of execution, and which 
promises exceptional returns for the time and energy 
invested comes to us from the District of the " Thousand 
Islands." It is entitled a "Handkerchief Bazaar,* ' and was 
run in the present instance in connection with an Oyster 
Supper in a large and attractive hall filled with numerous 
^mall tables, allowing ample room for the engaging sales- 
ladies to besiege the happy patrons when under the exhiler- 
ating influence of hot stew, coffee and pleasant company. 
Have some hundreds of the following verses printed 
and distributed freely among all the active church mem- 
bers, instructing them to enclose a copy in letters to their 
friends at home and abroad. Name a reasonable date within 
^which the reply should be sent, then await results: 

LADIES OF GREETING. 

TO all our friends, though far or near, 
We crave your kind attention ; 
So please to lend us now your ear 
While we a subject mention. 

The ladies of this church will hold 

On a day not distant far, 
If we have been correctly told, 

A Handkerchief Bazaar, 

So this, then, is our plea in brief, 

To aid our enterprise, 
You each shall send a handkerchief 

Of any kind or size. 

To be without a handkerchief 

You know is quite distressing, 
From every State let one be sent 

1 Twill surely be a blessing. 

Please send by February , igoi. 
Sent by 



If the Bazaar is given at the Valentine Season the follow- 
ing greeting will be appropriate : 

ST. VALENTINE GREETING. 

POME mothers and daughters, 

Come sisters and aunts, 
Come grandmas and sweethearts, 

No won'ts, no can'ts. 

It will be Valentine's day, 
And our rooms are the place, 
Handkerchiefs are our need, 
Linen or lace. 

Make one of your best, 
Or two if you will, 
You make them, we sell them, 
Our coffers to fill. 

For the good of the cause, 
Just do your level best, 
Only send on the handkerchiefs, 
We'll do the rest. 

Let's make them and sell them, 
And when it's all done, 
We'll have all the cash 

And you'll have the fun. 

Feb. 14th, 1901, 

3 P. M. to 9 P. M., 
W. C. T. U. Rooms. 

Unless we are very much mistaken your mail will be 
considerably enlarged about this time and numerous pack- 
ages, cards and fat letters will be found in the lock-boxes. 
Some ladies have received as many as twenty-four hand- 
kerchiefs varying in value from $3.00 to 5c apiece. The 
14 Grippe" season of the year is a splendid time for such a 

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sale, and so would be the moist season of July and August, 
indeed a handkerchief is in order all the year for "to be 
without a handkerchief, you know is quite distressing. ■ 

In connection with the sale "A Handkerchief Drill M 
published by Hints might be given with advantage. 

Any Church or Society undertaking the Handkerchief 
Bazaar may be sure of netting from $50 to $100 profit. 



A PATRIOTIC TEA. 

DECORATE the tea room in the national colors, using 
such articles as flags of various sizes, little Japanese 
lanterns, fans and other trifles of a similar nature. All these 
may be had at comparatively small cost. Red and white 
roses give a charming effect placed about the room in blue 
vases or tied with blue ribbons in order to carry out the 
patriotic idea. 

Dress the table in pure white with a center piece of silk 
to represent the American flag. Lay at each plate little 
souvenirs of the occasion, such as tiny toy hatchets contain- 
ing appropriate quotations. Use one or two cherries in the 
finger bowls instead of lemon. 

Cherries should be used to garnish the dishes ; and as 
often as possible introduce customs of the Revolutionary 
age that are practicable in serving. 

A very effective dress for the lights and fixtures is of 
crepe shades for the former, fashioned from the ordinary 
crepe paper or tissue paper crinkled. For the fixtures se- 
cure three strips of narrow ribbon (red, white and blue, ) 
long enough to wind around in May Pole fashion, complete- 
ly covering the brass parts. 

If there is to be music have the national airs take pre- 
cedence, although it will not be inappropriate to have other 
tunes. 

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AN INDOOR CIRCUS. 

FIRST. The requisites for a successful entertainment of 
this character are a good local organization, with suf- 
ficient influence to draw a crowd. 

Second. An enterprising committee, that is fertile in 
original ideas and discreet in choosing only what is of a high 
character for fun and amusement. 

Third. A large hall, which may be practically cleared 
for side-shows, booths and a ring. 

Besides the single admission fee there might be a ticket, 
at a reduced rate, admitting to all. 

The possibilities of an indoor circus are many. The 
following suggestions may serve to help, but the details 
must be left to a great extent to the resources of the town in 
which such an entertainment might be given. 

SIDE SHOWS. 

Many amusing hits and situations may be arranged that 
will be entirely local in character and, as such, greatly ap- 
preciated. 

A Cou,ection of Curiosities would also be of in- 
terest. If this be placed in the hands of a responsible 
committee, from nearly every household may be taken 
something that will be worth seeing. 

The Fortune Tei^BR. Let some one, dressed as a 
gypsy, read the palms, if she be versed in this art; or she 
may take from a cauldron, properly arranged slips of paper, 
upon which some prophetic words have been written. 

OuRSEiyVEs As Others See Us will afford amusement. 
The place curtained off for this purpose should contain just 
as many mirrors as possible. 

A Loan Art Cou,ECTion is always of interest. This 
is described on page 24. 

A Brownie Show. Ten or twenty Funny Little 
Brownies, made from old cuffs with marbles inside, are 
made to roll down hill to the great delight of the children. 

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THE) BOOTHS. 

One effective arrangement is to have the booths repre- 
sent, as far as possible, the Nations of the world. Each 
table would stand for a country and at it could be sold 
articles made by the people of that land. 

Booths arranged to represent the different months of 
the year offer unlimited possibilities in the way of dainty 
decorations, and easy and effective costuming for the at- 
tendants. "A Fair of the Nations" and "The Twentieth 
Century Calendar Fair " are both rich in ideas and may be 
obtained from the Hints Publishing Co. for 30c. 

Festooning Moss, which comes in bright beautiful 
colors, is a most effective material for decorating booths. 

THE RING. 

If the town be large enough, and enthusiasm sufficiently 
aroused so as to give promise of a good house, the business 
men will be willing to pay for the privilege of advertising 
in the circus parade, which should take place in the ring, 
at a specified hour. The form of advertising must, of course, 
be limited to the accommodations of the hall. Boys are 
always willing to do this kind of work. 

Of course a circus would not be complete without a 
band. An unrivaled attraction would be a Zobo or Voco- 
phone Burlesque Band in which all sorts of humorous im- 
personations may be introduced. 

An Athletic Exhibition, a Minstrel Performance, Drills, 

Catchy Popular Songs, etc. , will make the ring program 

realistic and novel. Among the appropriate drills for such 
an occasion may be mentioned : The Animal Quartette, 
Clown's Horn Drill, Jumping Jack's Drill, The Paper Dollies 
Drill and the Zobo Patriotic Drill. 

Little girls dressed in becoming costumes, will greatly 
enjoy selling peanuts, popcorn and flowers. 

The organ-grinder and monkey might also be present. 
A bright, nimble boy may be easily dressed and painted so 
as to represent the monkey, and will cause no end of amuse- 
ment, as well as collect many a penny. 



A SOAP BUBBLE TOURNAMENT. 

THERE is a great demand among Sunday School Classes 
and Junior Societies for simple, inexpensive entertain- 
ments, easy to manage and at the same time capable of 
yielding financial returns. 

Soap Bubble Parties are not new but they are always 
fascinating and will prove an interesting novelty. They 
can be given either in doors or on a lawn. 

A small admission fee should be charged all who attend, 
whether spectators or participants. This may include re- 
freshments or they may be sold separately. 

Bubble blowers, or new clay pipes, tied with pink and 
blue ribbons, and little pink and blue paper caps should be 
provided for each player. 

Small tables should be arranged in a circle, on each of 
which is placed a bowl of prepared mixture, while over a 
table in the center of the ring is hung a large wreath of 
paper roses. The Pink caps should choose the blue caps 
for partners. A whistle or bell is used to call for attention, 
when conditions of the contests are explained. 

Two couples are then sent to each table. 

Part I. 

At the first table the object is to blow the biggest bub- 
ble possible, the children blowing in turns. Three minutes* 
time is allowed, each table having a special umpire to watch 
the contest closely, 

At the second table they are to blow in pairs, partners 
blowing together, the two pipes forming the same bubble. 
At the third table, the bubbles are to be sent as high as pos- 
sible. The object at the fourth table is to see how many 
bubbles can be blown from a pipe dipped only once in the 
suds. At the center table record is kept of the number of 
bubbles that are blown through a wreath of roses, from a 
distance of three feet. 

The two winners at each table should have tiny ribbon 

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bows tied on the stems of their pipes at the end of the three 
minntes, and pass on to the next table, leaving the losers to 
try again. 

The little bows are then counted, and the two having the 
highest number are awarded the first and second prizes. 

The umpire also keeps the separate score of each child, 
and when the final scores are computed the highest record 
at each table should be awarded a prize. 

When more tables are necessary the following contests 
can be arranged : 

1. The most beautiful bubble. 

2. The one that lasts the longest. 

3. The largest bubble at one breath. 

4. The longest time in which a player can blow with 
one breath into a bubble without breaking it. 

Part II. A Soap Bubbi3 War. 

The lawn or room may be divided by a string or screen. 

The tables with the mixture are drawn close to the line, 
and each child is given a Japanese fan. The pink bonnets 
are given one side, the blue bonnets the other. They take 
places three feet back from the line and at the signal begin 
the contest, which is to drive as many bubbles over the 
lieads of the opposite side as possible — they may be fanned 
over or blown over at pleasure — but if the hand crosses the 
rope the bubble is forfeited. 

The 6ides blow in turn, the enemy fanning the bubbles 
back. The point is to see on which side of the rope the bub- 
ble bursts, and this makes work for the umpires. The side 
sending over the greatest number of bubbles is the winner. 
Little ribbon flags are given to each member of the winning 
side. 

How To Make Durable Soap Bubbi,bs. 

Soap bubbles which will last several days may be pre- 
pared as follows : 

Dissolve at a gentle heat one part of castile soap, pre- 

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viously cut into thin shavings, in forty parts of water (dis- 
tilled, if possible), and, when the solution is cold, filter it. 
Having done this carefully, mix in a bottle by violent and 
persistent shaking, a little at a time, two parts of glycerine 
with three parts of the above-mentioned solution of soap, 
and allow it then to stand where it will not be in the way of 
dust. The liquid, which is at first clear, soon becomes turbid. 
After a few days a white precipitate will have risen to the 
top of the liquid, leaving the remainder clear. Draw off the 
clear portion with siphon ( a bent tube), and keep it for 
use. To use a siphon it is necessary first to fill it and then 
to plunge the shorter arm into the liquid to be drawn off. 
This mixture is called glycerine liquid. The film it forms is 
of such strength that a bubble four inches in diameter may 
be kept in the open air of a room for three hours, if sup- 
ported by a ring of iron or bone an inch and a half in 
diameter, or allowed to rest on some soft woolen fabric. 
If placed under a glass shade it may last as long as three 
days. If filled with tobacco smoke it looks very much as 
if it were solid. 



A PIE SOCIAL. 



A VERY pleasing diversion from the usual social and 
one sure to give a great deal of pleasure to the par- 
ticipants and prove a money maker is a pie social. 

Each gentleman is requested to bring with him a pie, it 
matters not the kind or size. He must also write his 
name on a slip of paper attached to the pie someway. 
After the company has assembled, an auction sale of the 
pies is held, the ladies doing the bidding. The highest 
bidder, of course, gets the pie and also the gentleman to 
whom the pie belongs, each couple thus being partners for 
supper. At one social the supper consisted of warm dough- 
nuts, pickles, coffee and "pie." After supper, social con- 
versation and games are indulged in. 



A PORTO RICAN RECEPTION. 



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THE decorations may include any tropical plants, the pine 
boughs, luxuriant palms and fragrant cypress vine of 
our American forest may be combined in artistic profusion. 
Palms sufficiently large to allow of seats being placed under 
them around the trunks should be arranged throughout the 
hall to give the appearance of a beautiful grove or garden. 
Japanese lanterns and fairy lamps should be hung in every 
available spot ; strung on wires they can be stretched from 
tree to tree or pillar to pillar, fastened to the branches of the 
trees or suspended from the ceiling. 

A cozy tea-room may be fashioned in one corner from 
Japanese screens, Oriental draperies, etc. , covered by a huge 
Japanese umbrella. I^ow divans heaped with pillows will 
add to the comfort and attractiveness. The guests are 
served delicious tea, in the daintiest of china cups. 

A connecting room should be utilized for the supper 
room, where supper is served during the entire evening. 
This does away with the necessity of a large supper room, 
and allows the guests to sit down to supper when it suits 
their convenience. In a social affair of this kind a silver 
offering taken at the door should include supper. 

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A WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY PARTY. 



Return this, on the ev'ning of the twenty-second, mind ! 
'Twill cost an extra quarter if you leave the sack behind, 
One penny for each year you're old you snugly put within, 
Or even two—though one will do— but less would be a sin. 
Then bring it in the evening of the anniversary morn — 
The day we love to honor— when our Washington was born. 
There'll be music and refreshments, best of fellowship and song 
Why we ask you for the pennies is to help our cause along. 



A SILK bag accompanies each of the above invitations 
sent out. To families but one invitation is sent with 
a bag for each member of the family. The pennies enclosed 
in the bag pay for the supper. 

There are many mementoes of our first President which 
serve to make novel a Washington* s Birthday Party. The 
costumes may be of Colonial style. 

The national colors may be easily and gracefully draped 
for decorations. 

Picturesque cozy corners, arranged in convenient nooks, 
can be fashioned from flags, bunting and ancient blue 
counterpanes. A large picture of Washington should oc- 
cupy a prominent position, around which flags, swords and 
other relics can be artistically arranged. Seats, made of 
wire spring cots, covered with large flags or ancient draper- 
ies and loaded with pillows, will add to comfort and attrac- 
tiveness. 

The cherry-tree may also be used to advantage either as 
a " gift-tree M upon which handsome articles on sale are dis- 
played or as another form of decoration upon which ancient 
relics are exhibited. 

The guests should be seated at small tables, the refresh- 
ments being served from one large table in the center of the 
room. The attendants may personate such people of that 
period as were intimately connected with the Washington 
household, even to the colored servants. A national flag 

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serves as a cover for the large table, the sides of which are 
deeply bordered with smilax or other graceful green, and on 
each of the four corners flags are unfurled among potted 
plants. Brass candlesticks, underneath which are crossed 
red and blue hatchets, will complete the center-table decora- 
tion. 

At the small tables use spotless white covers, with plenty 
of green interwoven with tiny flags, and light with candles 
without shades. 

Silk flags, jeweled swords, miniature guns, cocked hats, 
tiny hatchets of ivory, bunches of cherries, etc., will be ap- 
propriate for favors. 

The menu cards for the ladies may bear portraits of 
Martha Washington and for the gentlemen portraits of the 
Father of his country. Or a stem of cherries, tied with a 
bow of red, white and blue ribbon, with long streamers may 
be daintily painted at the top of the cards. 



A ST. VALENTINE LUNCHEON. 

ST. VALENTINE'S DAY claims a place in the calendar, 
and offers many beautiful ideas in the line of decoration. 
A St. Valentine luncheon given by any enterprising society 
will prove an interesting divertisement. 

The rooms should be artistically decorated with pink 
and white draperies caught up with turtle doves, arrows, 
cupids and love-knots, and festooned with pink and white 
hearts and some of the beautiful paper garlands or festoon- 
ings that are so much in vogue at the present time. 

The long table in the center of the room should be cov- 
ered with a snowy cloth, and beautiful in its floral arrange- 
ment, the valentine idea in heart design being used 
as much as possible in the decorations. Pink and white 
ribbons, with smilax, are suspended from the chandelier and 
caught by tiny bows to the corners of the table. The candles 
.may be pink and the paper shades in the shape of roses. 

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Pink bonbons bearing appropriate mottoes and tiny cakes 
covered with pink frosting are in heart-shaped dishes, 
aronnd which garlands of green may be caught in a bow- 
knot with a narrow pink satin ribbon. In the center of the 
table place a large heart-shaped cake, fringed with smilax 
and pink roses, and on the top pink figures numbered from 
one to sixteen. Before the cake is cut a silver tray holding 
corresponding numbers is passed, with the explanation that 
one of the pieces contains a tiny gold heart, and that the finder 
will surely succumb to Cupid ' s darts before another year. In 
another piece is a dime which will bring the lucky possessor 
success, wealth and happiness. The admission tickets, the 
menu cards and in fact everything possible must be made or 
cut heart-shape, even to the ices and little butter balls. 

The following menu should be written or printed on 
heart-shaped cards : 

MENU. 

Heart Soup. 

Wafers. Salted Nuts. 

Chicken with Broken Hearts. 

Baked Potatoes. Jelly. 

True Love Knots. 

Dessert. 

Minced Love. Love Apples. 

Frozen Kisses. 

14 Sweets to the Sweet." 

Bach of the young ladies who serve should represent 
the Queen of Hearts, attired in dresses bedecked with 
hearts, with small crowns of hearts upon their heads. A 
fancy heart-shaped booth may be made of pink and white 
crepe (paper) where articles in keeping with the day are 
on sale. 

The business of a valentine postoffice, where every letter 
bears the golden or silver arrow stamp or some other appro- 
priate device, may be carried on. Another novelty is a 
fishing pond, from which all anglers are sure of a catch, 

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since Cupid himself serves as the magic fisherman with a 
silver or golden hook. 

The following invitation should be issued to the public : 



All are invited to the Luncheon on St. 

Valentine's Day, from 11:30 A. M. to 2 P. M. Admission 
and luncheon 15 cents. All kinds of hearts will be for 
sale, and those who purchase them can then give theirs 
to others on that eventful day. 

A Musicale and refreshments during the same even- 
ing, beginning at 7:30. Admission, 15 cents. 



A SILVER TEA, 



THE invitations may be written on white-frosted cards 
which can be rolled and tied with white ribbons. 
Draperies should be white and mantels and fireplaces banked 
with cotton sprinkled over with diamond dust. The floor 
may be covered with white canvas and all corners filled with 
soft white draperies. The effect of these is enhanced if lit 
up with tall white candles. Use silver receptacles and orna- 
ments wherever possible. 

The long tea table is arranged with two silver services, 
one at each end. The center of the table is occupied by a 
large cake of ice with a hole excavated in the center to hold 
flowers or salads, or by a mound in the shape of a star made 
of ivy, smilax or holly. On this mound is placed a large 
silver cake decorated with silver bonbons. 

Thin slices of bread and butter, wafers, cake (white 
only) and fruited gelatines are served with the tea. 

The Reception Committee, as well as those who serve, 
and two young ladies who receive the silver offering at the 
door, should be daintily attired in white, with hair powdered. 
The picturesque Grecian robe with silver fillet in the hair, 
silver girdle and sandals will be especially appropriate. 

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A TOUR AROUND THE WORLD. 

NOTHING is likely to prove more successful financially 
and give more enjoyment than a tour around the world. 
Dodgers in the following form should be freely distributed: 



A TOUR AROUND THE WORLD. 

First and Last Excursion of the Season 

VIA THE 

FUN-VILLE AND FROLIC-TOWN RAILROAD 

Under the Special Direction of the 
x . £■*• S>. ^^# JEB. 

Of „ Church, with stop-over privileges at 

West Point, Tokio, Paris, Boston and Washington, 

STARTING 

TUESDAY JULY I3TH AT 7:30 P. M. 

TRAINS LEAVE— Y. P. S. C. K. Station, Corner of 
Second and Elm Streets every 15 minutes. 

Meals served at the various stations free. Passengers 
may carry their own baggage provided it does not 
exceed weight of one child in lap. Bird cages same 
price as adults. 



HPf r>l«T***€2L ADULTS, 25 Cents 
A A*^rW<C;i»« CHILDREN, Half F 



Fare, 



The five cities are represented by five residences at 

which refreshments are served as per ticket. The people 

may be conveyed by busses, carriages, or carry-alls from 

one house to the other. 

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A LOAN ART COLLECTION. 

THIS will prove interesting at any social gathering or 
can be made remunerative as a special feature at a Fair 
or sale. 

Each one on paying the admission fee, is handed a 
catalogue of the exhibition. The articles are numbered to 
correspond with the names in the catalogue* 
Explanation of catalogue. 

1. Always Tired — A wheel. 

2. View of Our Capitols — Box of letters. 

3. The Seasons — A castor. 

4. Reflection — Mirror. 

5. Things to Adore — Hinges, keys, etc. 

6. Horse Fair — Hay and oats. 

7. Bridal Scene — A horse bridle. 

8. The last of Poor Dog Tray — Two Bologna sausages 
tied with a ribbon. 

9. The Village Friar — A large frying pan. 

10. The Tutor—A whistle. 

11. The Watch on the Rhine — Watch on pumpkin 
shell. 

12. Coming Through the Rye — Mice in loaf of rye 
bread. 

13. Great American Desert — Pie 

14. A perfect Foot — A rule. 

15. The Maid of Orleans — Molasses candy. 

16. Before and After Lent — One new and one very old 
song book, same kind. 

17. The Swimming Match — Match on glass of water. 

18. View of Paradise — Pair of dice. 

19. The Spinner— Spider. 

20. The Trunk Taken by Noah into the Ark— Elephant. 

21. Spring Scene — Door spring. 

22. View of Long Branch — Switch. 

23. Alpine Scenery — Sprig of pine. 

24. Lady of the Lake — Duck. 

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25. My Barque is on the Deep Blue Sea— Piece of bark 
on blue letter c. 

26. View of Rhine — Cheese or bacon. 

27. High Tide \ Rope tied high and low, or a pair of 

28. Low Tide/ Shoes. 

29* Fireside Scene— Shovel, tongs. 

30. Things that End in Smoke — Matches or cigars. 

31. Ruins of China — Broken dishes. 

32. The Beau and the Belle — A bell with a beau of rib- 
bon on handle. 

33. True to the Core — A good apple cut through the 
centre. 

34. Sweet Sixteen — 16 sticks of candy. 

35. New York on a Small Scale — Scales and a map of 
New York State. 

36. Wayworn Travelers — Pair of old Slippers. 

37. The Lightest City in the World— A Cork. 

38. Boxed Bars — Box of ears of corn. 

39. Heads of Great Men — Postage stamps. 

40. A View of Manilla — Piece of Manilla paper 

41. Square in Brussels — Carpet. 

42. Ready for the Stake — Broiler. 

43. Tax on Sugar — Tacks on sugar. 

44. Thou Teachest Good to All— Tea chest. 

45. Whether You Touch it or Not, It's Felt— Felt hat. 

46. Wisdom — Sage. 

47. The Sun That Never Sets— Rooster. 

48. Recollections of Childhood — Birch. 

49. This is a Greater— Nutmeg grater. 

50. Never Too Late to Mend— Old Stockings. 

51. Lasses of Cuba — Molasses. 

52. Awfully Bored— Big hole in wood. 

53. The Slipper — Banana peel. 

54. The Nut Crackers — Squirrels. 

55. The Evergreen Vale— Vail of green. 

56. The Skipper's Home — Cheese. 

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57. View of Cologne — Cologne bottle. 

58. A Ready Writer — Lead pencil. 

59. The Red Sea and the Plains Beyond— A red letter 
and a carpenter's plane. 

60. View of Castile— Soap. 

61. The Light of Other Days— Candle. 

62. The Old Mill— Coffee mill. 

63. Sardinian Captives — Sardines,, 

64. Slack a Little — Lime. 

67. Family Jars — Fruit cans. 

68. Love Among the Roses — Cupid in bowl of roses. 

69. Two Orphans — Negro dolls. 

70. The Flower of the Family— Bag of flour. 

71. A Friend in Need — A pin 

72. Our Baby's Delight— Rattle. 

73. The Cause of Much Trouble — An apple. 

74. Pillars of Greece — Two tallow candles. 

75. Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine — Bone, bacon rind. 

76. Running Water — Picture of an Indian chief, Run- 
ning Water. 

77. The Lover's Dread — A mitten. 

78. The End of Ambition— Letter N. 

79. The Death of the Camel— A straw. 

80. A Drive Through the Wood — A nail driven through 
a piece of wood. 

81. The Eagle on the Scent— Penny. 

82. Longfellow — Boy on stilts. 

83. Author of Star Spangled Banner — Key. 

84. Deer in Winter — A pine apple. 

85. The Belle of Boston— Dinner bell. 

86. The Bust of a Favorite Commentator — Large potato. 

87. A Marble Group— Several marbles. 

88. My Native Land— Earth. 

89. The Peace Maker — Scissors. 

90. Common Sense — Cents. 

91. Lay of the Last Minstrel — Egg. 

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92. Outoftlie Depths— Sponge. 

93. Under Two Flags — A little negro boy under Cuban 
and stars and stripes. 

94. The Wood Chopper— An axe. 

95. Our Greatest Colonel — A kernel of corn. 

96. The levers — Two Spoons. 

97. Best Article on Milk— Cream. 

98. A Hebrew Prophet — Mica. 

99. View of Black Rock— Coal. 
100. Primitive Man — Guerrilla. 



ADVERTISING TABLEAUX. 

THE following original and unique entertainment offers 
an unlimited field of possibilities in arranging a pleas- 
ing program and in yielding large financial returns. 

All the merchants in Los Angeles, Cal. , were invited to 
compete in a friendly rivalry to exhibit the most beautiful 
picture or best design for advertising purposes, to be exhib- 
ited upon the stage of the largest theater in the city. All 
the various trades were represented, and the competition 
was very keen in some lines. People paid the regular ad- 
mission charges and were entertained during intervals be- 
tween the scenes by solos and quartets. A young lady 
walked upon the stage amidst a scene representing a garden ; 
as soon as she stepped forward a dozen little ostriches from 
the South Pasadena Ostrich Farm were turned loose before 
the footlights, while others she held in leash by ribbons. 
Thus perambulating around surrounded by these curious 
little freaks, she attracted a great deal of attention, and ac- 
cording to the votes collected by the ushers at the end of 
the three entertainments given, received the largest number. 
Upon her head was a lovely array of white ostrich feathers ; 
her parasol was made entirely of large ostrich feathers and 
represented in value a hundred pounds ; around her neck 
was a magnificent ostrich boa. Added to these the natural 
charm of the lady "brought down'* the house and carried 

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off the first prize for the South Pasadena Ostrich Farm. 
The tableau that won the prize is illustrated in the April 
issue of the Strand by a half-tone of a photograph. 



YE OLDE FOLK CONCERT. 

YE Olden Tyme Concert and Supper is a form of enter- 
tainment of which people will never tire. An atmos- 
phere of the olden times should pervade in every detail of the 
arrangements. 

The program should consist of old time tunes sung and 
acted in costume. The ushers may be attired in the army 
uniform of Washington's time. 

In the supper room it will be most effective to use long 
tables and colored tablecloths, old-fashioned blue dishes 
and steel knives and forks. The table decorations should 
consist of leaves and huge bouquets, each bouquet being 
made of a large variety of flowers. An appetizing supper 
should be served, including "riz biskets, with or without 
butter, hen pye, cowcumber pickles, apple or mince pye M 
and many other dainties. 

Three of four fiddlers dressed in overalls, heavy boots, 
old plug hats, etc., should play old time tunes while refresh- 
ments are being served. 

1 ' A Yankee Auction ■ * would also prove a remunerative 
feature. Ask each lady to furnish a package, carefully 
wrapped and tied with ribbons, but it matters little what it 
contains. If a clever man can be obtained to auction them 
off to the highest bidder — some one who is really funny — 
there will be no end of enthusiasm and amusement. 

The following is a copy of a very clever poster used by 
a society that caught the spirit of the occasion and will be 
found most helpful in preparing posters suited to the re- 
quirements of others. These posters should be printed in 
black display type, on very course brown paper, and should 
be at least 12x20 inches in size. 

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Y E OLDE FOLK 

SINGIN SKEWL, 

WILL PRACTICE AT Y E VILLAGE HALLE 

W. S. Vanderbilt, Ksquire, ye landlorde — Capt. Powell, 
ye janitor, a x ye waye from ye domicile of ye towns- 
man Chas. Roe, — in ye town of 

on ye x roads from ye hamlets Grape-ville to Norton's 
Hille ande Free-holde to So. Wester-lo. 

Y E PEOPLE WILLS CUM AT 

Uarlie kandle lite bye 7 hours past noon on ye fourth daye 

of ye week — Wednesday of ye second week in ye 

month — 12th, in ye twelfth month of ye 

yeare — December during ye yeare 

of our Lord — 20th Century. 

Y* MONIE WiLLE GO FOR YE HELP OF YE 

METHODIST 

MEETIN-HOUSE. 

a x y e waye from ye barn of farmer Jas. Evans. Cousin 
Jedediah from Boston Town wille be special com- 
panie. Ye singger Madam Rice wille sounde ye tunin 
forke. Ye sires and ye dames wille raise yeir 
voices in 

So-lows, Ds-stts, Cors-tsis and Gear-uses. 

*Ye Newe Fangled Zobo Cornet and Patriotic Drill must have 
Special Notice. 

Ye Cost of Comin in is fixed at Two Shillings (English) or 1-4 Dol- 
lar (American.) 

Ye Teemster and Steward (George Palmer) wille acte as Ye Ticket- 
Celler. 

Ye Black-Smith and Member (I,e Grande Ellis) wille acte as Ye 
Door-Keeper 

Ye Youngsters, Harrie Row and Charlie Row, wille acte as Ye 

Seeters. 
Ye Singers Wille Robe Yemselves in Ye Antikwe Toylet. 



* Ye Newe Fangled Zobo Cornets and Patriotic Drill can be furnished by 
the Hints Publishing Co. % South Byron, N. Y. 



SEA-SPRAY. 

A HOME TALENT ENTERTAINMENT FOR SEASHORE AK» 

SUMMER RESORTS. 

IN these summer days, when half the world swarms to the 
seashore, the entertainment here outlined is especially 
appropriate, and may prove a timely suggestion to money- 
raising organizations in search of a novel out-door entertain- 
ment. 

While Sea-Spray is especially appropriate to be present- 
ed at the shore in full view of the ships and the sea — a river 
bank, woods or a barn may serve as the site for operations. 
The program is suitable also for indoor presentation with 
simple sea scene setting. 

If presented out of doors, two tents are pitched some 
distance apart to indicate the right and left boundaries of 
the " stage/ ' and to serve as dressing and " property " 
rooms. Between the two tents is stretched a wire or rope 
on which is hung a curtain. Sheets or sail cloth are appro- 
priate for this curtain, which should divide at the centre. 
Two children in sailor costume act as pages, to draw the 
curtains to right and left during tableaux, etc. The ' ' Audi- 
ence room " is marked off by ropes stretched between posts, 
and admission is charged to pass this boundary. Camp 
chairs and stools are arranged in front of the curtain for the 
audience. The program is best presented in the after- 
noon or early evening, but if given at night, lanterns and 
torches fastened to posts serve for illumination. 

If printed programs are not used, the successive num- 
bers may be announced by the pages in unison who bow, 
speak and gesture like nautical Siamese Twins. 

PROGRAM. 

OPENING. 
The audience may be silenced by a " Chorus of Fog 
Horns" given by a line of children dressed as sailors and 

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armed with tin horns, who pass in Indian file from the tent 
on the right, in front of the curtain to the tent on the left. 

The pages then announce — 

SEA SPRAY— Part I. 
Tableau — " The Monarch of the Sands.* 1 

The curtains are drawn aside to display Father Time 
holding aloft his hour glass and watching the sands sift 
through. 

An essay or paper on the various mythological ideas of 
the " God of the Sea " follows — and may be illustrated with 
appropriate tableaux, such, for instance, as one showing the 
old Roman Neptune with his trident, and with shells and 
other sea trophies heaped about him. 

The story of the "Birth of Venus," the Goddess of 
Beauty, who sprung from the sea, is simply told by a person 
dressed as the Cumean Sibyl, who reads her love from one 
of the huge books of ancient records. At the close of the 
tale, the curtains may be drawn to show Venus just come to 
land. This is represented by a young girl with bare feet 
and arms, and sea mosses and shells trailing from her deli- 
cate-tinted draperies and flowing hair. Wonder and surprise 
are expressed in face and attitude as if the sight of land had 
for the first time greeted his daughter of the sea. 

A Series of Speaking Pictures Entiti3d — [* When my 
Ship Comes In" Can represent — 

1. Childhood. — A small boy sailing a paper boat. 

2. Youth. — A sailor boy just off for a trip " around the 

Horn." 

3. Maidenhood. — A young girl lolling in a steamer chair and 

meditating on who the captain of her ship will be. 

4. Middle Life. — A crochety merchant waiting for his 

" ships." 

5. Old Age. — Waiting for Charon's boat 

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Part II. Appropriate Recitations, Readings and 

Songs. 

A male performer, dressed as an old sea captain, may 
recite to a party of his companions — (fishermen, sailors, etc., 
in appropriate " make-ups " ) — as they sit around a table 
smoking, some such selection as ' * The Yarn of the Nancy 
Belle,' ■ or some of the sea sketches in Whittier's " Tent on 
the Beach/' such as "The Palatine or Ghost Sleep/ » One 
of the fishermen could hold a shell to his ear and give 
Eugene Field's beautiful little poem "The Wanderer,* ' an- 
other might tell a "fish story" (Jonah and the whale should 
of course be mentioned), and local hits on local parties fond 
of fishing can be mentioned. Or introduce a dramatic re- 
cital telling of the " capture of a shark " — or describing a 
fight at sea. 

There might be a college man in the group who could 
describe a college boat-race. An old sailor or * * globe- 
trotter" could describe the bottom of the sea. 

Readings from Three Men in a Boat would be appro- 
priate, especially the description of an attempt to pitch a 
tent. This could be vividly illustrated during the reading. 

If the program is undertaken by a church society, the 
parable of the loaves and fishes might be introduced, either 
as recital, reading or by living pictures. The little poem 
" Fishing," by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, can be given by a 
young lady armed with book and parasol. 

An essay on " Our Navy," could be read, ora " toast " 
drunk to it, and various popular naval heroes by the various 
groups of fishermen, sailors, etc., at the table. 

" Nancy Lee " in chorus — " Larboard Watch," duet — 
11 Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep "— " Out on the Deep." 

Part III. Songs Illustrated in Tableau and 
Pantomime. 

1. Three Fishers Went Out to Sea. A girl in yatching 
costume can sing this well-known ballad, each verse of 

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which can be illustrated by an appropriate tableau : 1. The 
fishermen saying good-bye. 2. The wives watching. 3. 
The wives' despair. 

2. Old Song in New Version. One of the performers 
recites or sings the descriptive portions of the old ballad 
"Twickenham Ferry.' ■ The curtains are drawn and the 
young maid and ferryman, in quaint old-time costume, act 
out the sketch in pantomime, giving the ferry calls and the 
pantomime between the ferryman, "brown as a berry," 
and the maid with a M rose in her bonnet." 

Part IV. Drii,i£. 

1. Promenade of the Seashore Belles. Young ladies 
dressed in the height of fashion promenade around the stage 
and go through a manual of arms with parasols, eye-glasses, 
handkerchiefs, fans, etc., in succession. This drill may 
end with a pantomime charade in one scene, illustrating sea- 
man (See ! man !). An up-to-date youth strolls across the 
foreground twirling cane and mustache. The seashore 
belles simultaneously lean forward, pointing eagerly at the 
youth with right forefinger, left hand to heart, eyes rolled 
up expressively — curtain. 

Another way to represent the fisher's art is by a Fishing 
Rod March by Seven Jimmie Joneses on a Holiday. Several 
prominent business men are dressed as ragged, dirty-faced 
urchins, with fishing-rods of all kinds and descriptions. 
They may have a " cake-walk," sing some original song, or 
go through a drill. Seven irate matrons with shingles, 
could close the scene, leading urchins off by ear, illustrating 
"A Home Run." 

3. A Drill by Sailor Lads. The lads, in regular 
44 blues," go through a manual of arms with oars, or if oars 
are too heavy to handle, large anchors cut from pasteboard 
and covered with silver paper may be used. The drill may 
be a "silent manual," or in time to music furnished by a 

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zobo orchestra, which would prove a great novelty. The 
lads may also whistle or sing some such air as " Pull for the 
Shore," and time their movements to the music. This last 
piece would be especially appropriate if oars were used. 
The program closes with — 

4. The Revel of the Modern Mermaids. This may be 
given by girls in bathing suits, but is more ludicrous given 
by young men or boys in girls' bathing suits. The scene 
represents a beach, with the maidens learning to dive, pre- 
paring to wade, etc., adjusting suits and hats, advancing 
towards imaginary waves, shrieking, retreating, chattering, 
laughing — a female pandemonium let loose ! The wilder the 
confusion and the more exaggerated the caricature the 
better. 

Part V. Hints on Money-making Features. 

If the program is designed for money raising, sea folk 
of every description — sailors, fishers' wives, yachting 
maidens, bathers, etc. , may offer for sale souvenirs of the 
entertainment and many sea-suggesting relics, such as clam 
shells with date, name and place of entertainment, sea 
mosses mounted on cards, tiny pincushions in the shape of 
fishes, etc. 

1 ' Sea-food ' ■ refreshments may be served, and if the 
affair is a social event the program may end with a Costume 
Carnival on the shore or indoors. All guests are costumed 
appropriately, such characters as Captain Jinks, Little 
Fisher Maiden, Nancy Lee, Jolly Tar and Bonnie Charlie 
being prominent. 

There is no end to the " happy thoughts," and appro- 
priate and easily prepared numbers that will suggest them- 
selves in the course of the preparation of this program. 
Sea-Spray is sure of a hearty reception by lovers of old 
Ocean. 



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A RUMMAGE SALE. 

THE idea of " Rummage Sales" originated in England 
where it is quite the fad for people of the middle classes 
to rummage over the clothes chests and in the attics and 
bring to light forgotten relics of the past. These are gath- 
ered by a committee and sold for the benefit of the poor. 
The scheme has many followers in America, and the novelty 
has brought forth good crowds and the things commanded 
good prices. 

An announcement modeled after the following, placed 
in your local papers and personally followed up should 
furnish you with sufficient goods to run a sale for a week : 

It is proposed to hold what is called a rummage sale for 

the benefit of the the last week in this month in the 

, which has been kindly donated for the purpose. 

The ladies of the Association are asking from the 

county (or city) householders contributions of any 

sort or houshold articles for which they have no longer any 
use. They will be grateful for absolutely anything, as the 
whole point of the sale turns upon the fact that, everything 
being given, they can afford to ask the lowest possible 
prices; and it has been found from experience in other places 
where such sales have been held that there is literally 
nothing somebody does not want. 

It is best to state clearly the sort of articles that will be 
entirely acceptable. Beginning with old silver, jewelry, 
embroideries, lace, bric-a-brac, glass, china, furniture, rugs, 
carpets, pictures, photographs, books, toys, ribbons, stocks 
and every possible article of household use ; the contents of 
attic, no matter how long stored away ; kitchen utensils, all 
articles of personal use, clothing of men, women and chil- 
dren. It is hoped that this statement shows that there is 
nothing too good and useful and nothing apparently too 
poor and useless which will not be gratefully accepted. The 
shop will contain the greatest variety of objects, all of which 

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will be sold at immense bargains. One day during the sale 
will be devoted to " Rubber day. " 

All contributions can be sent anonymously. A collector 
and wagon will be sent to the houses of all those who wish 

to contribute if they will kindly notify , Chairman 

of the Entertainment Committee. 



SOCK SOCIAL. 

THE accompanying invitation, together with a small sock 
made of any kind of material, should be sent to every 
one you think you can interest. 

A large sock made of red, white and blue should be 
hung in sight on entering, and in this the small socks are 
to be deposited. Refreshments may consist of cheese 
wafers, pickles, heart-shaped cakes and coffee. From forty 
to one hundred dollars can be easily raised in this way. 

THE INVITATION. 

Dear friend, we would a tail unfold, 

Perhaps you'll think it shocking. 

'Tis not about the war with Boers, 

But simply of a Stocking. 

This little sock we herewith send, 

While it is not your measure, 

Is furnished you to gain an end, 

By the " Helping Hand " Vizier. 

We know our friends are tried, true, 

And we will bless the giver 

Who makes a contribution small 

To swell our little treasure. 

So place therein, in any coin, 

Nor hold us in suspense, 

Just twice the number that you wear, 

(We hope it is immense.) 

So if you wear a No. 10 

You owe us 20, see ? 

So put it in the little sock, 

And fill our hearts with glee. 

Wednesday, Feb. 14th, send or come, 

We'll entertain you well ; 

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And with the money in your sock. 

The result we soon will tell. 

'Tis all we ask ; it isn't much, 

And hardly any trouble. 

But if you only have one foot, 

We'll surely charge you double. 

Now, if you have a friend quite dear 

You'd like to bring with you, 

Or if you know some one who'd come, 

We'ty gladly give you two. 

So don't forget the place and date — 

We'll answer when you knock, 

And welcome you with open arms ; 

But DON'T FORGET YOUR SOCK ! 

Or the following invitation may be used : 



This Stocking and Card will admit you to an entertainment at : 

Please bring this little stocking too ; you need not think to wear it, 
But put in pennies, just a few, not quite enough to tear it ; 
As many as the size you wear, yes, that or even double 
Won't be too much for you to bear, but 'twill help us end our 
trouble. 

P. S. — If you cannot come it will be quite shocking, 
But send us, please, this little stocking. 



A GREEK TEA, 



IN these days, when the ladies are so largely called upon to 
pay off the church debt, a " Greek Tea" will be found a 
very successful novelty. And it will be equally as effective 
and as easily arranged in a small place as in the city. 
Twelve young ladies, the taller the better, may be chosen to 
do the honors. They must, of course, don the classic 
Grecian costume, with its flowing draperies and girdled 
waist. Such costumes are very effective made of cheese- 
cloth, and appropriate girdles can be made of gilt or silver 
curtain chains. The hair should be bound with the regula- 
tion fillet, consisting of three narrow bands of silver or gold 

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braid, bound well on the front of the head, and fastened 
beneath the Grecian knot at the back. 

Four of these classic maidens receive the guests, four 
escort them into the tea-room, and the remaining four may 
preside at the tea-table, where the ribbon or flower decora- 
tions take the form of Grecian chains, and a Greek cake 
holds the place of honor. The cake is made of very mod- 
ern eggs, sugar and flour, and is a large square one iced 
over with chocolate. On this chocolate are the letters of 
the Greek alphabet, done in white frosting. 

During the reception a short program of music and reci- 
tations should be carried out. " Parthenia, ,, the story of a 
Greek maiden, is an appropriate selection. Should it be 
deemed best to hold this entertainment in the evening tab- 
leaux, drills, etc. , could be introduced and a higher rate of 
admission charged. 



A MARSH-MALLOW ROAST. 

THE parlor in which the Marsh-Mallow Roast is held 
should be daintily decorated in white. At the center 
and front of the room erect a handsome booth made of lace 
curtains and open only at the front. Near the center of the 
booth place a very pretty stand and palm. On the floor, a 
white fur rug. At the front of the booth stand a large, nar- 
row table covered with an embroidered lunch cloth. On 
the table place two dainty china plates of marsh-mallows 
artistically arranged, a long, narrow plate containing nice 
smooth sticks on which to roast the marsh-mallows and a 
water bottle of water in which to dip the sticks before the 
marsh-mallows are put on them, and two or three candles. 
Of course the roasting is done over a hot bed of coals. Sell 
the marsh-mallows 2c each or 3 for 5c. In another part 
of the room serve sherbet and cake for 10c on daintily ar- 
ranged tables. Musical selections can be given during the 
evening. 

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AN INTERNATIONAL STRAWBERRY 
FESTIVAL. 

M Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless 
God never did." — Dr. Butler. 

AS the time rolls around annually for converting staw- 
berries and cream into Church money, the longing 
arises for something novel to assist in the process. 

The following plan can be carried out with compara- 
tively little labor or expense, and will prove most enjoyable, 
having a spice of excitement and fun, generally conspicuous- 
ly absent on these festive occasions. As an attractive adver- 
tisement is half the battle, this strawberry festival might be 
advertised something as follows : " The ladies of St. Paul's 

Guild will hold a Strawberry Party at Hall, on 

the evening of June 5th, 1901. Only the best refreshments 
will be served, and those who attend will have the unusual 
privilege of having either an American, Japanese, Irish, 
African, Egyptian or Holland hostess, and the Yellow Kid 
will show them how. M 

A suitable room, barn or hall, having been engaged, it 
should be generously decorated with flags of all Nations, 
Japanese Lanterns and Umbrellas and all of the June bloom 
available, with numerous chairs, and benches at inter- 
vals for rest. Then have six or seven tables large 
enough to accommodate six to eight guests, and as 
prettily arranged as the individual taste of each hostess 
will permit. Now upon these respective hostesses, and 
their attendant waiters, will rest the charm and success 
of the evening. Of course the brightest and most tactful 
women, or the best entertainers, should be invited to 
preside at each table. Each hostess represents by her man- 
ner, conversation and costume, some country or nation; 
America, Holland, Japan, Ireland, Africa and Egypt, would 
make six attractive representations, adding more if neces- 
sary. The tables should be rivals of daintiness and beau- 
ty. The saucers, plates, glasses, etc., with a vase of 

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flower? at each place, in addition to the floral center-piece, 
with home-made candies in fancy dishes for sale also, can 
be arranged to display great taste. The hostess who represents 
America, should simply be the '• Up-to-date 20th Century 
Girl," arrayed in her prettiest evening gown, and dispensing 
her hospitalities in the manner of the typical American 
hostess, chic, cheerful, chatty, charming. The quaint 
Dutch costume would adorn the Holland hostess, the dark 
skirt, red or blue bodice, folded kerchief, tightly braided 
hair, on which rests the charming little Dutch cap or bon- 
net, making an attractive picture to say nothing of the 
beauty of the Delft china that may adorn her table. 
The costume of the Japanese hostess is easily arranged, and 
needs no description as it is so generally known. Her table 
can be made characteristic by the use of Japanese china, 
napkins, etc. From her table she could also sell native tea, 
5c a cup, as well as any fancy Japanese articles that may be 
contributed. 

The comic element can be supplied by the Irish hostess 
Bridget, and the African, Aunt Dinah. Bridget's table may 
be given a characteristic touch by having a pile of Irish 
potatoes in the center out of which rise the flowers in a con- 
cealed vase. The china may be of emerald hue, and Bridget 
herself beams upon her guests in her "Sunday go to Meetin* 
Gown. ■ ' Aunt Dinah can have her table in * * Old Virginia* ■ 
style, borrowing some of ' ' Ole Miss's ' ' china. She must be 
costumed in the style of the old time Southern negress, and 
can make her table lively by characteristic dialect. * * The 
Egyptian hostess can be represented by a Gypsy, who 
can have her table in a corner just outside a similative tent. 
Her table should glow with bangles, beads, gay festooning, 
and gorgeous china. Her costume should be brilliant and 
becoming, making as pretty a gypsy as possible. Egypta 
can turn a few honest pennies by fortune-telling, and having 
bowl of strawberries, with 5cts. a guess for the number of 
berries contained in the bowl, the bowl itself being awarded 

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to the guesser nearest correct. Her money box may be still 
further enriched by stating that for 5cts % she will show them 
something that has never been seen in this world before, 
and never will be again. She *then proceeds to crack a nut, 
shows the kernel which surely has never been seen before, 
and, as she slowly eats it, will never be seen again. An 
additional feature which would assist in the money making 
process, would be to have a large placard over where the 
freezers stand, with the word " Klondyke " printed in large 
letters. Have a large box or barrel, filled with sawdust or 
sand, and scattered through this have little articles tied up 
in paper. Each one who pays 5cts. is entitled to have one 
" dig " in the gold fields, and is handed a gilded shovel for 
this purpose. If he gets a present in his shovel of sand, 
he struck gold, if not he must pay 5cts. for another dig, or 
go without. Have an empty box near by to receive the 
discarded sand. 

In regard to the waiters, they should in manner and cos- 
tume correspond to the respective tables they attend. 

Around the neck of each waiter should be tied a placard 
bearing plainly the number of the table upon which he or 
she waits : for instance, if America is No. 1 table, the wait- 
ers have No. 1 on their placard, and so on. The waiters 
should all wear strawberry caps, imitating as nearly as 
possible the natural strawberry caps with a portion of the 
stem left on. These can be easily and naturally constructed 
out of stiff paper, covered with green tissue paper, and will 
be laughable as well as novel. The * 'Yellow Kid ■ ' stands 
near the entrance, and holds a small box or basket, in 
which he has one inch square bits of pasteboard, numbered. 
He will have to have about fifty each of No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 
5, 6. Each guest upon entering, selects from his " kid- 
ship" a number, and the "kid" explains that, if for in- 
stance, he has drawn No. 4, he must look for waiter No. 4, 
who will take him to hostess No. 4, where he is to be served 
with refreshments. In case of * ' couples ' ' one number 
does for both. The "Yellow Kid " mask or head can be 
bought of Hints Publishing Co., for 25cts. and will add 
much to the merriment. 

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A DOLL SHOW. 

IT would be hard to find an entertainment that will inter- 
est an entire community and prove as profitable, for the 
small amount of work and outlay involved, as a Doll Show. 

Advertise several weeks in advance of the entertainment 
inviting every one to enter a doll, stating that prizes will be 
given for the best doll entered under each of the following 
heads : Baby dolls, child dolls, lady dolls in street dress, 
lady dolls in evening dress, rag dolls, paper dolls, oldest and 
best preserved dolls, and character dolls. The prizes to be 
awarded by a committee of three judges, appointed for each 
department. 

A decorated Doll Buggy Flower Parade can also be ad- 
vertised, and entries solicited by a special committee. A 
first and second prize should be offered, same to be awarded 
by a committee of three judges. 

Secure a vacant store in the heart of the city. Open the 
show at two o'clock. Saturday is the best day, the children 
being free from school. The entries should close at twelve 
o'clock, to enable the ladies to arrange the dolls. Decorate 
the show windows several days in advance, one with the 
prizes attractively arranged and labeled, and the other with 
a miniature snow scene, tiny dolls snow-balling a snow man, 
others sliding down hill on sleds, etc. 

Inside arrange each class of dolls to themselves. Doll 
stands can be borrowed from toy stores. When the dolls 
are brought in each one should be numbered and classed, the 
owner's name entered in a book ( the particular specified 
class), with number opposite, and a duplicate check given 
the owner. This must be presented after the show to 
secure the dolls. In this way all confusion as to ownership 
is avoided. 

Additional attractions may consist of a candy stand, a 
fruit and lemonade stand, a chocolate table and a Simple 
Simon Pail, (made of wood and covered with paper, about 
six feet tall, ) which can be utilized as a fish pond. 

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One society that gave this entertainment charged ten 
cents admission, and the crowd was so great that they were 
obliged to close the doors. When it came time for the 
parade it was an utter impossibility to hold it in the build- 
ing and it was necessary to have officers clear the street and 
have it out of doors. 

A COFFEE. 



The Ladies of Circle C of the 
Presbyterian Church request your presence at a 

COFFEE, 

given at the home of Mrs. — on Tuesday 

afternoon, March the third, from three to seven. 

Ten Cents. Extra Attractions, 5 Cents. 



TWO Ladies of the Circle receive the guests, two take 
charge in the dining-room and two superintend gen- 
erally. 

Invitations similar to the above are issued and the house 
should be in gala attire as if for an afternoon reception. 

On the dining-table have a large centerpiece of cut 
flowers, pretty china cups and saucers for the coffee, two 
plates piled with dainty sandwiches, fancy dishes with small 
pickles and plates with two kinds of cake. 

Chairs are placed all around the dining-room, seating 
about twenty people. One lady pours coffee at the table 
and the other lady passes the different things. 

On their way out a silver card receiver is found on the 
hall table to receive, instead of each lady's card, her ten 
cents. On paying 5c more at the door of the other room 
those who wish to see the extra attraction are admitted, 
where they are allowed to remain just twenty minutes, in 
this way making room for the next twenty as they come 
from the dining-room. 

A Loan Art Collection as described on page 24 would 
make an entertaining feature for the " extra attraction/ ■ 

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A MEASURING PARTY. 

FOR "a measuring party " a dainty little leaflet is sent 
out, to which is attached a small silken bag, one color 
for the gentlemen and another for the ladies. 

On the outside of the leaflet is written "A Measuring 
Party," and on the inside the following doggerel : 

A measuring party is given to you, 

It is something novel as well as new ; 

The invitation is in the sack, 

For use in bringing or sending back 

A nickel for every foot you 're tall ; 

Measure yourself on door or wall ; 

An extra cent for each inch give, 

And thereby show how high you live. 

With music and game, refreshment and pleasure, 

We will meet one and all at our party of measure. 
An interesting programme should be prepared as prom- 
ised in the invitation. Of course not a person in the con- 
gregation is slighted, so there will be a great measuring of 
the guests, and many a penny dropped into the little bag. 
For unlike the birthday bags, no one can have the slightest 
hesitation in putting in his proper assessment. 



A PROGRESSIVE DINNER. 

THE Progressive style of arranging dinners or teas is 
one of the very latest modes of entertaining, and is 
meeting with popular favor wherever introduced. At a pro- 
gressive dinner the courses are four in number and served at 
different homes, choosing them as close together as possible 
in easy walking distance. Soup is served at the first house, 
turkey and things appertaining at the second, salad at the 
third, and desert at the fourth. The arrangements for 
taking care of the people at the second place, where they 
stay the longest, must be good, or there will be a crush and 
people have to wait too long to be served. 



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NOVEL AND ARTISTIC 
ENTERTAINMENTS. 

Price, 25 Cents Each. 

Columbia's Reception— A Patriotic Sketch. 
Court of Fame— Introduces Historical Characters. 
Katy in Gooseland— A Mother Goose Play for Children. 
The Living Fan— A Japanese Fancy. 
Nearer My God to Thee— A Pantomime. 
Passing* of the Seasons— Literary Tableau Entertain't. 
The Passing Show— Full of Delightful Variety. 
Revolt in Christmas JLand— Children's Operetta. 
Songs of the Civil War— For Patriotic Affairs. 
The Witch's Mirror — A Tableau Entertainment. 

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PRICE 15 CENTS EACH. 

The Battle is the Lord's— A Columbian Drill for 

Young Ladies. 
Bow and Arrow Drill— For Little Girls. 
Fan Drill— Japanese Drill for Girls. 
Feast of Lanterns— For Young Ladies. 
Flower Fantasie— A Garland Drill for Girls. 
Fire Cracker Drill— For Little Boys. 
Handkerchief Drill— For Boys and Girls. 
March Winds — Spectacular Drill for Young Ladies. 
Minuet — Replete with Elegance, Grace and Dignity. 
New Flag Drill— For Sixteen Girls. 
Power of Prayer— A Musical Poem. 
Sailor Drill— For Boys and Girls. 
Tambourine Drill — For Young Ladies or Ladies and 

Gentlemen. 
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Zobo Patriotic Drill- For any Number of Boys and Girls. 
Descriptive catalogue sent on application. Address all orders to 

HINTS PUBLISHING CO., 

SOUTH BYRON, N. Y. 



Upon the success of one Social may depend the success 
of a great many to follow. 

There is nothing like keeping the memory of one 
enjoyable occasion before those who attended continually 
— it is the best advertisement of the next one that you 
can have. 

One of these ways of ' ' continually advertising" is to 
have some souvenir of such originality and unique design 
that it will be taken home and hung up beside one's 
mirror — a continual reminder of the one occasion ; the best 
suggestion of what the next will be. 

I can furnish programs of such artistic designs and 
such original shapes and foldings that they will always 
be treasured and so serve the double purpose of program 
for one entertainment and advertisement for the next. 
My printing establishment is so completely equipped that 
I can do anything in the way of fine catalogue, booklet 
work, etc. 

Ernest Hart, 

15 South Avenue, 

Rochester, N. Y. 



" I cannot conceive of a better edited paper for not 
only teachers but for mothers also, or for anyone else having 
in their hands the education and welfare of children, than 
the one I have before me. It has articles on ' * Education 
at the Pan-American," " Child Study,' ' " Nature Study, " 
" In the Kindergarten," " Mother's Associations," a child's 
story department, current events, school exercises, and 
lots of other timely matter that would be of material help 
and value to such as I have mentioned. The Educational 
Gazette is published monthly, at Rochester, N. Y., and 
the subscription price I believe, is only a dollar a year, 
including a premium." Sample copy on request. 



JUI - 12 1905 

Decorations For ]\ll Social ]\ffairs. 






We make a Specialty of Furnishing Societies with. 

Japanese Lanterns, Parasols and Fans* 
Zobo Musical Instruments, Tambourines, 

Flags of All Nations, 

Festooning Moss, Paper Garlands, Favors, 
Gold, Silver and Copper Tinsel. 



^ I . For Sale at Fairs : Japanese China, Dolls, Toys, 

PlOVCItlCS Bubble Blowers, Useful Articles, Musical Novelties, 
Crepe Paper, Japanese Napkins, and other goods. 

~* jtm • * Japanese Kimonos, Bells, Gold 

COStUme iYIaterialS : a nd Silver Paper, Christmas 
Tree Moss, Masks, Odorless Tableau lights, etc. 

Novelty Candy Boxes and Favors 

suitable for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Washington's Birth- 
day, Valentine Day, Decoration Day. Favors for the " German," 
for launches, Banquets, Children's Parties, etc. 

In writing for catalogues state fully your needs. 



Address, HINTS Publishing Co., South Byron, N. Y. 



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